Description: Special episode in response to the OD death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Shane and Pauly are impressed with Hoffman's haunting performance as a compulsive gambler in Owning Mahowny. They also discuss the 90s heroin chic scene in NYC. Pauly shares a few OD stories (DMT, heroin, and the Seattle grunge scene). Shane recalls a James Brown heroin PSA.

Fact Checker: The Blue Moon in Seattle was frequented by author Tom Robbins. Pauly mixed up "Tom Wolfe" with Tom Robbins. John Hurt is the actor who played the pit boss in Owning Mahowny and not "John Cage" as referenced by Shane.

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